{"id":4393,"date":"2025-12-05T06:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4393"},"modified":"2025-12-05T06:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:12:26","slug":"honduran-presidential-candidate-says-trump-interfered-in-election-report-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4393","title":{"rendered":"Honduran presidential candidate says Trump interfered in election: Report | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, 72, says the US president\u2019s remarks may have cost him votes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Al-Jazeera-Erin-1-1754975994.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Salvador Nasralla, the centrist candidate in Honduras\u2019s presidential election, has accused United States President Donald Trump of election interference amid reports of other irregularities in electoral proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The US president last week endorsed conservative candidate Nasry Asfura, 67, and labelled Nasralla a \u201cborderline communist\u201d \u2013 two moves that Nasralla alleges could cost him a victory.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cIt hurt me because I was winning by a much larger margin,\u201d Nasralla, 72, told the Reuters news agency on Thursday in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has cast a long shadow over the closely fought election to decide the next president of the Central American country.<\/p>\n<p>The US president alleged without proof that Sunday\u2019s otherwise peaceful vote was fraudulent after early \u2013 and incomplete \u2013 results showed a \u201ctechnical tie\u201d between Nasralla and Asfura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooks like Honduras is trying to change the results of their Presidential Election,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. \u201cIf they do, there will be hell to pay!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US president has previously threatened to cut off aid to Honduras if Asfura did not win, and said there would be \u201chell to pay\u201d if officials tampered with election results.<\/p>\n<p>He also took the unusual step of announcing a pardon for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in the US on drug trafficking charges, in the lead-up to Sunday\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday evening, election authorities said they had counted 87 percent of the ballots, but 17 percent of the ballots showed \u201cinconsistencies\u201d and are under review, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>They have until December 30 to submit their final results, Reuters said.<\/p>\n<p>Polls on Thursday gave Asfura a small lead of 40.27 percent against Nasralla\u2019s 39.38 percent, according to Reuters, but experts say the outcome is still unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>Nasralla has also alleged irregularities during primary voting and vote tampering this week in a series of posts on X, although his allegations have not been independently verified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, 72, says the US president\u2019s remarks may have cost him votes. 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